After seeing off Dugu Bo, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu walked toward Exotic Beast Academy together.
"Can your Martial Soul True Body... perform Fusion?"
On the way back to Exotic Beast Academy after the onlookers had left, Xiao Wu whispered the question she had been holding back.
"It can. I'll find some time to try it."
Since they were heading back to Exotic Beast Academy, it wasn't convenient to test a Martial Soul True Body Fusion Skill right now. He would wait for a suitable opportunity to try it; he was also very curious about the effect.
"This Spirit of yours is truly outrageous."
Regarding the fact that a Martial Soul True Body could also have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xiao Wu, whose knowledge base was among the top tier of Spirit Masters, had no idea how to even evaluate it. There was simply no precedent for such a thing.
"I used to think it was fine, but now even I think it's outrageous."
Yu Yan nodded in agreement. He also felt this matter was absurd. To shift the topic slightly, he asked Xiao Wu in return, "You say my Martial Soul True Body Fusion Skill is outrageous, but I'd say your hundred thousand year spirit ring sixth ring is pretty outrageous too."
"Mine is a special case."
Self-condensing a spirit ring doesn't involve a test of mental force; one only needs to be able to withstand the impact of the massive energy with their body. When Xiao Wu self-condensed her spirit ring back then, she only thought about pushing herself to her limit as much as possible, never imagining her sixth spirit ring would reach the hundred thousand year level.
Hearing Xiao Wu say she was a special case, Yu Yan spread his hands. "Mine is a special case too."
"Let's stop talking about your Martial Soul True Body Fusion Skill. Tell me in detail about the specific effects of your Martial Soul True Body? And the two Spirit Bone skills."
Not wanting to—and not knowing how to—discuss that topic further, Xiao Wu wanted to know what kind of effects Yu Yan's Martial Soul True Body had.
The specific effects of Spirit Abilities were usually secrets that Spirit Masters only shared with those close to them. However, Xiao Wu wasn't that interested in Yu Yan's Spirit Abilities themselves; she was interested in another aspect.
"Ice Jiao True Body: it boosts ice-attribute Spirit Abilities, allowing them to exert 150% of their original power. It can also create frost around me, affecting everyone in the vicinity."
"Fire Flood Dragon True Body: it boosts fire-attribute Spirit Abilities by 200%."
"As for the Nine-Segmented Fish Dragon Beast's Spirit Bone, it possesses..."
Yu Yan didn't think much of it and immediately told Xiao Wu the specific effects of the spirit rings and Spirit Bone.
The Ice Jiao and Fire Flood Dragon Martial Soul True Bodies continued the characteristics of his first six spirit rings. The Ice Jiao's Spirit Abilities were slightly weaker in power but had strong utility, while the Fire Flood Dragon focused on extreme attack power with no utility to speak of.
"As expected of a Martial Soul True Body condensed from a hundred thousand year spirit ring; the effects are stronger than any known Spirit Master's Martial Soul True Body. Although the Spirit Bone skills don't have much offensive power, they are better for you than offensive ones. After all, you don't lack attack skills."
After listening to the explanation, Xiao Wu nodded while critiquing Yu Yan's Spirit Abilities.
"Indeed. Paired with the instant-cast Spirit Abilities of the Martial Soul True Body, I can use 12 different Spirit Abilities and 6 Martial Soul Fusion Skills to crush any Spirit Master below the level of a Peak Douluo."
"So, is that why you just said 'it's not just my courage that has grown larger'?"
"Of course. I'm confident I can defeat an average Titled Douluo now." Saying this, Yu Yan patted his chest, his face full of confidence.
Xiao Wu stared at Yu Yan for a moment before asking, "Like Dugu Bo's type?"
"Ahem, although it's not good to gossip behind his back, if we really fought, he might not necessarily be my match."
The two of them chatted as they walked and soon returned to Exotic Beast Academy. After asking about the competition venue and the team's station, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu returned to their temporary two-story residence, packed their things, and left Exotic Beast Academy.
The moment they helped Exotic Beast Academy win the championship of this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament would be the moment Yu Yan and Xiao Wu graduated.
The matches for the Hagendas Kingdom division were naturally held in the capital of the Hagendas Kingdom, Häagen-Dazs City.
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament would bring in a massive flow of people, and behind that traffic was a huge flow of gold coins. The King of the Hagendas Kingdom would never yield the competition venue to another city.
Upon reaching Häagen-Dazs City, when Yu Yan arrived at the hotel where Exotic Beast Academy was staying, he was informed by a teacher left behind that the Exotic Beast Team had a match today and they were all at the Great Spirit Arena.
As the irresponsible captain of the Exotic Beast Team, Yu Yan thought about it and decided to go to the Great Spirit Arena to join the fun.
Xiao Wu had no objections, as she also wanted to see the excitement. She was very interested in such a grand event that the whole continent was watching.
Using the Exotic Beast Team badge to enter the Great Spirit Arena through the participants' passage, Yu Yan noticed that the originally enclosed Great Spirit Arena had been temporarily transformed into an outdoor venue similar to a stadium, with the stands packed with spectators.
Coincidentally, when Yu Yan and Xiao Wu arrived, it was exactly time for the match between the Exotic Beast Team and the Xilu Team. As the two favorites to qualify from the Hagendas Kingdom division, the teams from these two academies attracted everyone's attention as soon as they appeared. Everyone was curious about who would win this match.
There were only two qualifying spots for the Hagendas Kingdom division, so the outcome of every battle was crucial. Therefore, every academy basically gave their all when they encountered an opponent.
On the Exotic Beast Academy side, the seven people on stage were Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Bai Chenxiang, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er.
Yu Yan didn't recognize the people from the Xilu Team. There were five men and two women; only two were Spirit Ancestors, while the rest were all Spirit Elders.
Judging by the number of spirit rings, the Exotic Beast Academy side clearly had the advantage. And seeing that Dugu Yan hadn't let Ye Lingling take the stage, it was clear she wanted to end this battle quickly.
From the cheers coming from the stands, it was obvious that Dugu Yan was the most popular contestant on the field.
"The voices shouting Dugu Yan's name are the loudest around here. It seems she's been showing off quite a bit in this tournament. That's nice."
"Xiao Wu, if you're envious, go up and compete in a few matches. Your popularity might definitely be higher than hers."
"No, no. You know I don't have the heart for that."
Hearing Yu Yan's words, Xiao Wu shook her head in refusal. She knew how much Dugu Yan wanted to prove herself; she wanted people to know her as Dugu Yan, not as the Poison Douluo's granddaughter. She wanted to shed that prefix.
Dugu Yan even wanted people to immediately think of Dugu Bo as Dugu Yan's grandfather when he was mentioned, rather than the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
In the past, her strength was weak, and she couldn't achieve this wish. Now that she had the power, she naturally had to work hard toward this goal.
Yu Yan and Xiao Wu didn't care about the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament; the championship was within their reach. If they wanted to prove themselves, they only needed to show all their spirit rings to shock the entire Douluo Continent.
Dugu Yan was different; she really wanted to use this competition to prove herself to the world.